A new gall midge species š“š‘ š‘ā„Žš‘œš‘›š‘‘š‘¦š‘™š‘–š‘Ž š‘™š‘’š‘¢š‘š‘Žš‘’š‘›š‘Ž sp. nov. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) causing galls on šæš‘’š‘¢š‘š‘Žš‘’š‘›š‘Ž spp. (Caesalpiniaceae) in Mexico

Autores

  • Alondra G. PĆ©rez-Garcia Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo
  • BenjamĆ­n Barrios-DĆ­az Programa de IngenierĆ­a Agroforestal, Facultad de IngenierĆ­a AgrohidrĆ”ulica BUAP
  • Armando Equihua-MartĆ­nez Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo
  • Dr. Juli Pujade-Villar Universitat de Barcelona
  • Marcela SkuhravĆ” Praha 4, BĆ­tovskĆ” 1227/9

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v30i1.7254

Palavras-chave:

Taxonomy, morphology, distribution, biology, America

Resumo

š“š‘ š‘ā„Žš‘œš‘›š‘‘š‘¦š‘™š‘–š‘Ž š‘™š‘’š‘¢š‘š‘Žš‘’š‘›š‘Ž SkuhravĆ” n. sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is described from Mexico. Galls occurs in flower buttons deforming the fruits of Leucaena diversifolia and L. leucocephala galls (Fabaceae). The presence of these galls make it impossible to form fruitsand cause the death of the branch. Male, female, larva, pupa, and gall are described, and the biology is commented. This new species is only gall midge species known on Leucaenagenus.

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2023-01-01

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